A fatal two-vehicle collision followed a shooting in East Palo Alto on Thursday night, according to police.

At 9:40 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Fordham Street and Rutgers Avenue, police said. When officers neared the intersection they witnessed a vehicle speeding away from the area.

While officers were in pursuit of the speeding vehicle, the automobile drove over a center median and collided into another vehicle near the intersection of University Avenue and Bay Road, police said.

Following the crash, both occupants of the fleeing vehicle attempted to escape the scene on foot, according to authorities. The driver of the other vehicle was pronounced dead, police said.

Authorities detained one suspect after a brief foot chase but the second suspect remains at large, according to police.

Later, officers discovered evidence that a shooting had occurred in the 1700 block of Tulane Avenue but said no injuries were reported as a result of the shooting.

The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and authorities are not yet disclosing suspect information.

Anyone with details regarding the shooting or collision is encouraged to contact Detective Ed Soares at (650) 853-3192 or Detective Jeff Liu at (650) 853-3131.

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